Rajpootana

Rajpootana is a region of northern India, named for the Rajputs, a group of warrior nobles.

History
Rajpootana was named for the Rajputs of northern India that dominated the feudal society of the country during the Middle Ages. Its capital of Udaipur was a small city that was formerly part of the Mughal Empire but added to the Maratha Confederacy in winter of 1703. In 1706 it had 4,524,039 people, 62.6% Hindu and 37.4% Islam.